Stories for May 2010

Friday, May 21st 2010 - 02:42 UTC
Japan extends culling of animals because of ‘explosive’ spread of FMD outbreak

The Japanese government has decided to put down all cows and pigs at livestock farms within 10 kilometres from the heart of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in Miyazaki Prefecture, according to official sources.
Friday, May 21st 2010 - 02:28 UTC
Growing concern in Uruguay with Brazilian delay in FMD vaccination timetable

Uruguay is concerned that in neighbouring Rio Grande do Sul, one of Brazil’s breadbaskets and famous for livestock breeding, the vaccination campaign against foot and mouth disease remains disturbingly delayed.
Friday, May 21st 2010 - 02:25 UTC
Spanish bank takes leading position in Uruguay’s private financial sector

One of Spain’s largest bank BBVA is waiting for the final approval from Uruguay’s central bank to disburse 100 million US dollars for the acquisition of France’s Credit (Agricole) Uruguay said Vicente Rodero BBVA director for Latinamerica.
Friday, May 21st 2010 - 02:15 UTC
South American bumper soy beans crop to push prices down

The specialized publication Oil World raised its forecast for the world 2009/2010 soy beans crop in 47.6 million tons compared to the previous season, totalling 258.9 million tons. The upward estimate is boosted by the South American crop which will be 37 million tons larger than the 134 million tons of the 2008/09 harvest.
Friday, May 21st 2010 - 02:09 UTC
Fourth oil company confirms Falklands’ exploratory drilling early 2011

British oil exploration company Borders & Southern Petroleum (BOR) announced Thursday the launching of its exploration campaign in Falkland Islands waters at the start of next year.
The decision was taken after the AIM listed company raised 184 million US dollars.
Friday, May 21st 2010 - 01:36 UTC
Turkish Prime Minister to visit Brazil, Argentina and Chile

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan from G-20 member Turkey will pay formal visits to Brazil, Argentina and Chile at the end of May. Turkey and Brazil have increasing closer links and earlier this week brokered a deal with Iran regarding Teheran’s controversial nuclear fuel production capacity.
Friday, May 21st 2010 - 01:31 UTC
Uruguay’s rice harvest reached 1.15 million tons; good prospects for next crop

Uruguay’s 2010 harvest of clean, dry rice reached 1.15 million tons with an average yield per hectare of 7.094 kilos. Total area planted was 161.900 hectares according to Uruguay’s Ministry of Agriculture Statistics Office.
Thursday, May 20th 2010 - 21:07 UTC
Argentine farmers furious with government’s handling of relations with China

Argentine Small Farmers Association (FAA) leader Eduardo Buzzi charged against the government over China's decision of suspending all Argentine soybean oil imports which is considered by many as retaliation to some restrictions that the Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's administration imposed on Chinese products.
Thursday, May 20th 2010 - 18:34 UTC
Argentina revives long time border dispute with Chile in Patagonian ice fields

Old wounds were reopened between Chile and Argentina this week: a long-time border dispute in the nations’ southern Patagonia regions.
Thursday, May 20th 2010 - 13:59 UTC
UK rejects Argentine decision regarding Falklands’ shipping

The United Kingdom presented Wednesday a note verbale firmly rejecting the Argentine government’s recent decisions which imposes the request of official authorization for shipping to and from Argentina, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands.